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Bring back to original condition

By Daniel Cobb
•To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover.•To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace.•To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance.•To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.•To make good; to make amends for.•To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc.•To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like.•Restoration.